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MadScientist

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  1. bro, have you used a drip line before? easier to feed and can feed for a few hours
  2. what are you using to measure salinity? if you are using hydrometer, it is rather normal. sg is sensitive to temperature changes, atmospheric pressure, etc
  3. What do they do during servicing?
  4. Infrared filter. Usually very expensive, that's why you don't see people doing it. If you want cheaper version, grab a light neutral grey tinted glass with solar film or just glass with solar film. Some better branded mh comes with glass that's coated with uv and infrared absorbing coatings, also rather expensive, of course not as expensive as lab grade.
  5. How about venturi vs needle wheel? Don't think there's beckett for mini and nano tanks
  6. Led has less spectrum than t5,best is to use combination Led is better as it offers more control (weather simulation, dimming, etc). The best part is that you don't have to worry about changing bulbs that often
  7. Led emits heat, just not going towards the tank. It emits slightly less heat, most at base of led, hence the heatsinks and/or fans found in most led fixtures. T5 has good spectrum, if you can filter off the infrared, t5 is better than led. If you get good brands t5 vho and you managed to filter off the infrared, you get power efficiency that is similar to led and contributes as little heat as led to the tank. The reason why leds appear brighter than t5 is simply because it is a point source of light and is wavelength specific, try looking at violet led and it is dim. Our eyes are sensitive to wavelengths non uniformly. If you are comparing intensity per area of bulb, led will win hands does. If you are comparing intensity per wattage, t5 is comparable and it also emits a wider spectrum, including yellow, red and green (for tri-phos tubes)
  8. Ya, it works for hardier species. Important to make sure that it's drip acclimatised. Must also ensure other parameters remains stable, reduce light and suspend food.
  9. Bubble king is from royal exclusiv, same company which makes red dragon pumps
  10. Case closed. Maybe he wants to forget about the bad memories and start rewriting new chapter
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